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Council fined over school gym death
18/6/2010
A Scottish council has been fined £56,000 after an electrician fell six metres to his death while fixing lights at a school gym.
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Health and Safety 'used as excuse'
17/6/2010
Some companies are falsely using health and safety legislation as an excuse to enforce unpopular rules on their workforce, the chair of the Health and Safety Executive has warned.
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Company fined over severed finger
15/6/2010
A manufacturing company has been fined £10,000 after an employee severed the tip of his finger in a machine.
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Illegal gas fitter fined £38,000
14/6/2010
An illegal gas fitter has been fined £38,000 after his work caused high levels of carbon monoxide to endanger lives.
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Jury weighs up explosion verdict
11/6/2010
The jury in the trial of three firms charged over an explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire has retired to consider its verdict.
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Lohan bail upped after 'violation'
10/6/2010
Actor Lindsay Lohan may have violated the terms of her parole in the US, resulting in a judge doubling her bail to $200,000 (£138,000).
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Fine for security guard death firm
9/6/2010
Security firm bosses have been fined £7,000 after an employee died at a construction site flat when he was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
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Firm fined for employee test death
8/6/2010
A West Sussex-based company must pay more than £206,000 after an employee died during pressure tests on its site.
Flowserve (GB) Ltd, was fined £150,000 and ordered to ...
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American Airlines fined £70,000
7/6/2010
American Airlines has been fined £70,000 for an accident at Heathrow Airport in which a worker lost a leg.
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Football club fined for fall injury
4/6/2010
A £1,350 fine has been issued to Premier League football club Aston Villa after a worker broke bones in his heels when he fell through a roof during the redevelopment of a training ground.
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Firm fined over electric shock
3/6/2010
A company that makes stationary has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 after a worker suffered a high voltage electric shock that left him permanently disabled.
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Potters Bar concerns 'went unheard'
2/6/2010
Two passengers tried to raise concerns about defective points the night before the Potters Bar rail crash that killed seven people, an inquest heard.
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